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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1996
Page
7
Work resumes on Highway 6 from First Avenue to Clear Creek with storm sewer on the south side and sanitary sewer manhole replacement at Second Avenue south of Highway 6. South lane closure and a two day closure at Second Avenue are planned. Completion is targeted for mid August.
In Watkins at 11 p m a motorcycle driven by Thomas Arey and passenger Tami Osten collided with a pickup driven by Patricia Moss. Both Arey and Osten were hospitalized in stable condition with leg and head injuries noted. Investigation ongoing.
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Friday to up to 15 years in prison for second-degree theft and being a habitual criminal. Roger E. Hinton, 34, was released on $75,000 bond after appealing. he will remain free during appeal. The jury convicted him in January of stealing items valued at 1,000 to 10,000 from two businesses on Aug. 16, 1994. He previously had second-degree burglary convictions in 1979 and 1983. Judge Koehler ruled he qualifies as a habitual criminal.
College Community Superintendent Mick Starcevich announced the board will consider nine new hires in the fall as part of a 23.4 million budget. The plan includes 414000 for extra staffing, a new part time community relations post, three full time paraprofessionals, and converting eight employees from part to full time. The board meets 7 p.m. in the high school library, with a public hearing set for April 15 on the 1996 97 budget. Prairie expects 110 new students this fall.
In La Porte City the FFA Historical and Ag Museum showcases farm antiques like a hand crank separator and a wooden manure spreader. Lois Miszner recalls motorizing the separator as volunteers detail rooms dedicated to chicken tools and horse gear. The collection mostly comes from local sources with Barton Room featuring horse powered equipment and a broom making relic tied to Clear Lake.
Bryan Grimes, serving a five year term after a mistrial and an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter, spoke to The Gazette about his case and his claim of innocence in the 1994 stabbing death of Michael Flynn during a drug robbery. He described grilling by investigators, his time in jail, and his desire to move forward.
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